Minds Matter LLC

University of Kansas Institute for Health and Disability Policy Studies Statewide Independent Living Council of Kansas - SILCK are excited to share more information about resources and supports available to Kansans with a disability or chronic health condition!

Please take a moment to complete a brief survey to help us better understand your needs: https://bit.ly/kudisability

By participating, you'll also learn about services available in your area.

We would appreciate it if you could share this information with anyone who might benefit!

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Are you a Kansans living with a disability or chronic health condition? Want to learn more about services and supports available to you? Take a brief survey about your needs and find out about services in your area. Visit this link: https://bit.ly/kudisability

This project is being conducted by the University of Kansas Institute for Health and Disability Policy Studies and the Statewide Independent Living Council of Kansas - SILCK. For more information please email [email protected] or call/text (785) 813-2669.

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Laura doesn’t just have great taste in choosing team meeting spots; she’s also crushing her goals and looking stylish while doing so 🕶️🥞

Western Kansas alert! Save the date August 24, 2024!

BOWLING FOR BRAIN INJURY 🎳

Join us June 11th at Summit Lanes in Lee’s Summit, MO, for this fun activity while also raising awareness about brain injury. There’s still time to sign-up, join a team, or make a donation!

The event will take place from 5:30-7:30pm and will have accessible bowling alleys, lane adaptions, and bowling-assistance devices to make this activity enjoyable for persons of all abilities.

Questions? Feel free to send us a DM! 📲

We hope to see you there! 🩵💙💜

We love seeing you all rock our ! (Or white shades if you’re inside 😜 did you know the frame changes to purple when you’re in the sun?!)

Alberto is crushing his therapy goals in style 🕶️ and
Sam and Allisha are all smiles as they’ve begun moving into their new place 🏠.

‼️We want to see you in your Minds Matter sunglasses! Snap of pic wearing them and don’t forget to tag us! ‼️
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Embracing and celebrating every color of the rainbow 🏳️‍🌈 This month is about acceptance and equality for ALL. Happy ! 💙🩵💜

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With National Association of State Head Injury Administrators - Nashia – I just got recognized as one of their rising fans! 🎉

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Shoutout to our SLP spotlight ✨Alex✨for all of her hard work! Swipe to see why she loves being an SLP 😊💜➡️

We love to collaborate with patients leaving Meadowbrook Rehabilitation Hospital so they have a smooth transition home.

SLP SPOTLIGHT✨

One of our rockstar SLPs, Madison, tells us why she loves being a speech-language pathologist for 🗣️

Thanks for all you do, Madison! 💙🩵💜

Thank you to all past and present service members for their courage, sacrifice, and dedication! 🇺🇸

Reminder‼️

Going the Distance for Brain Injury walk/run is THIS Monday! The Memorial Day run honors individuals affected by brain injury.

You can register at www.biarun.org for a 1.5k walk, 5k or 10k run.

We hope to see you there! 👟

We want to see you in your Minds Matter shades! 😎

Snap a picture of yourself wearing them and tag us!! Don’t forget to hashtag 💜🕶️

Thanks to Kathy's Bill, Kansans with disabilities will now have preferences in hiring, promotion and retention for state employment. This bill will break down barriers, and I was honored to sign it into law.

Great to catch up with Laura Howard, Secretary of KDADs and DCF, and Susan Crain Lewis of the Mental Health Association of the Heartland yesterday. We attended a great legislative briefing by KDADs on all of the initiatives for the coming year.

What does it mean to “hold space” for someone? 💭

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Congratulations Meadowbrook Rehabilitation Hospital and Brain Injury Association of Kansas and Greater Kansas City on a very successful, and very fun!, fundraiser at Chicken N Pickle - Overland Park !

Congratulations United Healthcare and Sunflower Health Plan. Welcome Healthy Blue.

If I were looking for a job at Minds Matter LLC, this is the one I would apply to today! Know any recent college grads or individuals passionate about making an immediate difference in people's lives? Share this job opportunity with them. Please share widely.

Link to apply:

Intake Coordinator - Minds Matter, LLC - Career Page Apply to Intake Coordinator at Minds Matter, LLC in Overland Park, KS.

Minds Matter LLC is proud to have Emily Haug on our leadership team. as Vice President of Operations and Finance. Emily’s passion, intelligence, and commitment have made her an invaluable member of our team. She quickly became an expert in contracts, finance, operations, and so much more.

When Emily joined our team, she dove right into our focus on creativity, inclusion, community, person-centeredness, and advocacy. Her dedication to these values has helped us get where we are today.

As we look to expand to 10 states in the next ten years, we know Emily will help us achieve our goals while maintaining our commitment to each person we work with. She’s the person behind the scenes who keeps the trains running on time, and we couldn’t be more grateful for her contributions.

Thank you, Emily, for your hard work and dedication to our team and our mission.

May is Stroke Awareness Month. Join us in spreading awareness and knowledge to prevent and recognize the signs of stroke. Every second counts ⏰

If you have met any one of these women you have met an amazing creative advocate who would do anything to support a person to achieve their goals. If you have the opportunity to work with all of them every day, like I do, you see a group of badass advocates I would want on my side any day of the week. They get ish done and today they were able to get together to enjoy each other’s company for a well deserved break. Thank you for your incredible leadership. Your ability to walk side by side with your colleagues is unsurpassed.

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This month is a time to recognize our dedicated professionals who improve lives through communication and hearing care.

At Minds Matter, we’re grateful for our incredible speech-language pathologists (SLPs) who tackle all things related to cognition, swallowing, and communication, to help improve the lives of others.

Be sure to give a shoutout to any awesome SLPs you know for all of their hard work!